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Hypermedia Seduction for Terrorist Recruiting.
Title:
Hypermedia Seduction for Terrorist Recruiting.
Author:
Ganor, B.
ISBN:
9781607502579
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (300 pages)
Series:
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: Human and Societal Dynamics, v. 25
Contents:
Title page -- Preface -- Contents -- Understanding Symbolism in Islamic Fundamentalism and the Imagery of Jihad -- Terrorism: Perception, Illusion and the Art of Political Warfare -- Islam & Political Symbolism - Hezbollah as a Case Study -- Radical Islamic Internet Propaganda: Concepts, Idioms and Visual Motifs -- Aspects of Communication and Message Design in the Arab Culture -- Radical Islamist Websites - An Overview -- Using the Internet for Terrorist Recruitment and Mobilization -- Islamist Websites as an Integral Part of Jihad: A General Overview -- Virtual Communities as Pathways to Extremism -- Common Motifs on Jihadi and Far Right Websites -- Using the Internet to Uncover Terrorism's Root Causes -- Hypermedia Communication as a Modern Means for the Creation of Terrorist and Counterterrorist Consciousness -- Mining the Jihadist Network -- Computer-Assisted "Dark Web" Website and Forum Collection, Analysis and Visualization -- The Internet as a Tool for Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism -- The Shifting Sands of the Global Jihad Online -- The Seductive Web: Technology as a Tool for Persuasion -- The Seductive Web: Technology as a Tool for Persuasion - A Relativist Methodology for Website Design -- Kamikaze Cyberpunk: Threats and Alternatives in the Age of Viral Power -- Brand Terror: A Corporate Communication Perspective for Understanding Terrorism -- Hypermedia Seduction: Further Exploration of the Process of "Seductive" Online User Interactions -- Use of Media and Challenges in Countering Terrorist Rhetoric -- The Seductive Web: Terrorism, Media and Psychological Effects -- Countering Web-Based Islamist Narratives: Conceptualizing an Information War and a Counter-Propaganda Campaign -- Design and Identity - Visual Culture and Identity Politics -- Turning the Tables: Harnessing Media Means to Counter Radicalization -- Author Index.
Abstract:
Covers topics such as the use of the Internet for psychological warfare in general and for terrorist 'narrow-casting' to specific audiences. This work analyzes terrorist websites in terms of common graphical and linguistic motifs. It discusses different methodologies for targeting different audiences.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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